eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Key points: What priorities will be a focal point in the new school year? Vrain Valley School District, we will continue to provide our teachers with ample opportunities to collaborate, discuss, and share resources and strategies to enhance their understanding of AI and the potential benefits of AI tools. . This year at St.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Over the last 30 years, federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) opened the door for more students with disabilities to enroll in college. Surprisingly, only one-third of students with disabilities reported it to their institution (NCES, 2022). Most common accommodations by students with disabilities.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With college application season in full swing and the competition for acceptance into top schools more competitive than ever, students are turning to AI-powered tools for application support, reveals a new survey from Brainly. 91% of parents and guardians say that they trust public librarians and 86% find school librarians trustworthy.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2021

Larkin will serve as a thought partner and advisor for school districts across the country as they design and scale specialized academic programs based on student strength and need. Larkin comes to Lexia from the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) where she served as Senior Deputy Chief of Specialized Instruction for five years.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Companies offering proctoring tools that monitor students as they take online exams are now being watched themselves—by Democratic senators. Still, business is booming as more schools and colleges are relying on these tools as so many students attend class and take tests from home during the pandemic. Led by U.S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Over the past weeks, readers have asked us many questions about the impact of the coronavirus on education in many different areas, from admissions to advice for young children, from salaries to student privacy and whether school closures actually work. Related EdSurge article on this topic: Want to Help Schools Closed by COVID-19?

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. So we were able to extend our Respondus Monitor license, which monitors the students during an exam. We're already in a stressful situation.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

To hit the curriculum goals, teachers must set a pace for their classes that aims to hit specific lesson delivery targets during the school year. AI in the classroom Since its meteoric rise with the release of ChatGPT less than two years ago, AI has been seen as more of a challenge for schools than a solution. First, outside-in.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As our family has been navigating the complexity of supporting our neurodivergent daughter to thrive in our local public school, I’ve found myself drawing up this metaphorical story of three young trees, which has become symbolic for me. When I requested to have her evaluated for additional support at school, I was told to give her time.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

Demographics: West Broward High School , located in Pembroke Pines, Fla., Many of those struggling were English-language learners (ELLs) whose English proficiency wasn’t at the level needed to comprehend challenging texts within these exams. Some were students with learning disabilities.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

The inaugural report aims to uncover timely factors contributing to the current teen mental health crisis as described by the app’s users—middle and high school students. The study utilizes anonymized data from over 30,000 confidential sessions teens held on the AI-powered app during the 2023-24 school year. Yet more than 7.5

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

Back-to-school is getting closer and closer, and as it approaches, stakeholders and ed-tech vendors are working to create research and products that identify educational needs and truly improve teaching and learning in the classroom. The short answer: It takes a lot, but companies and researchers are up to the challenge.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of software tools for students with sensory or learning disabilities. Speech synthesis in particular is benefiting from deep learning technologies, which are used to generate speech that sounds like a human voice.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

Fellows explicitly called out the need for college leaders to do more to support and provide access to high-quality education to groups such as low-income students, students of color, students with disabilities and mental health issues, refugees, first-generation college students and women and non-binary students.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

The country regularly ranks among the highest in mathematics, science and reading on international tests like the PISA exam. Yet that comes at a cost: immense academic pressure to do well on exams, which critics believe is a factor that fuels bullying in schools. Robots don’t generally elicit warm, friendly emotions.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. Founding President, Dasaran.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Research suggests that taking algebra courses in high school is one of several important indicators for students’ college readiness and success. Passing Algebra I is also a requirement for high school graduation. As a Black student in a predominantly white school, he says he excelled in his studies in elementary school.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

This story is Part I I of a two-part lo ok at parents and school data. Goya Diaz can’t pretend that school data is the first concern that comes to mind when she thinks about issues ailing her community in southwest Detroit. When students enter middle and high school, proficiency in English can have big consequences.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Understanding the Gap between Intelligence and Abilities In college, I took a formal assessment in hopes of getting a time accommodation for exams. When the report came back with the words “learning disability,” I was filled with so much shame. My whole body shut down. I hid the report, scared that someone would see it.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2020

The College Board added that it will “continue to develop remote proctoring capabilities to make at-home SAT possible in the future” and “continue to deliver the SAT online in some schools but will not introduce the stress that could result from extended at-home testing in an already disrupted admissions season.”

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Back before the internet made it possible—and popular—for people to document their lives in real time, teenagers found themselves preserved between the pages of their high school yearbooks—forever young. We encourage schools to define success as four-year, or slightly longer, graduation rates,” Schaeffer explains.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

There’s a depressing stat that Raj Reddy [a Stanford social-mobility researcher] published that showed that people in the top 1 percent of income are 77 times more likely to get into these Ivy League plus schools [the eight Ivy League colleges, University of Chicago, Stanford, MIT, and Duke] than the bottom 20 percent.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Earlier this month, a group of high school students in New York City took to the streets to protest their school’s online program, Summit Learning. Students at the Secondary School for Journalism in Brooklyn had become increasingly frustrated with Summit Learning. 5, nearly 100 students left the school to protest Summit. “We

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Their activities include assisting schools in integrating computer science into the curriculum, promoting non-formal learning through code clubs and online resources and conducting research through a center at the University of Cambridge. I'm very sympathetic to the pressures on schools. AI literacy is the new big challenge.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

How do you create one in your class or school? The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Persons with disabilities may struggle with coordination problems, short attention spans, and limited mobility, which may or may not be obvious. Some disabilities include blindness, deafness, dyslexia, and autism.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

But the rules in schools have been slow to catch up. Many high-stakes math exams still only allow handheld graphing calculators in the classroom. states, one territory, and the Bureau of Indian Education, has agreed to make the Desmos calculator available as a tool in its online exams. Bob Lochel, high school math teacher.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Oregon teachers wish they didn’t have to give their students Smarter Balanced English and math tests because the tests take too much time, have confusing directions and are unfair for students who don’t have computers at home or who have inadequate technology at school.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Banning the use of technology for exams can create an inaccessible, discriminatory learning experience. K-12 school districts, international universities, and even entire jurisdictions in Australia that quickly banned the use of ChatGPT after its debut.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Banning the use of technology for exams can create an inaccessible, discriminatory learning experience. K-12 school districts, international universities, and even entire jurisdictions in Australia that quickly banned the use of ChatGPT after its debut.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Here’s what they had to say: The demand for online learning will continue to grow in 2022 and possibly lead to the creation of virtual schools, which would introduce new AR and VR learning processes. Founding President, Dasaran.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

Students enrolled in two-year, as compared with four-year schools, look very different, with about 60 percent in community colleges drawn from the bottom two rungs of the most economically disadvantaged families, while most students at four-year colleges are from the country's most financially secure ones—a widely acknowledged disparity.

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k12 Online Schools

JUNE 28, 2024

Education Industry has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, with online schooling emerging as a dynamic alternative to traditional K-12 classrooms. As technology reshapes how we access knowledge, families are also becoming aware of the benefits of enrolling in K12 online schools versus the conventional route.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Automated grading systems powered by AI streamline the time-consuming task of assessing assignments and exams. AI also plays a role in the early identification of learning disabilities and special needs. Despite these concerns, many teachers recognize the potential benefits of AI in supporting their work.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

High school senior at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, Yishai Barth, feels strongly about the importance of Universal Design Language (UDL). From elementary school grades upwards, a student may be given a book to read and asked to write a review afterwards. They then may move on to reading a poem and answering questions.

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EAB

AUGUST 25, 2023

Blogs The five topics independent school leaders were most curious about in the past year Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass scores of questions from independent school leaders to our AskEAB team. Faculty morale, faculty recruitment, and faculty compensation.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Blogs The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year AskEAB's 6 most popular research requests in 2022-2023 Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass hundreds of questions from district leaders and school administrators to our AskEAB team. 7% Parents: 6% Strategic planning: 6% School configuration: 5% Classroom setting: 4.5%

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Traditional courses consist of midterm and final exams, but a learning-centered course requires a more sophisticated approach (Fink, 2003). Alana Sejdic, EdD is a special education administrator with East Hartford public schools. Dr. Sejdic is also a member of the Board of Directors for the CT Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC).

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